Shoe-polishing device.



, PATENTED JUNE 5, 1906.

L. L. CLIPPINGER. SHOE POLISHING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 31, 1904. RENEWED MAY 2, 1906.

Wibwaoeo To all whom-itmay concern.-

, rioN z'o L. CLIBPINGER, QB"PILUHUCKQVYKSEIINGTON. V

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' Sneificatien'ef ietters Patent;

Application filed December 31, 1904:. Renewed May 2, 1906. Serial No. 314,813.

Be it known that I, LoNzo L. CLIPPINGER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at 'Bilchuck, in .the county of Snohomish and vices, of which State of Washington, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Shoe-PolishingDethe following is a specification.

' This machine relates to shoe-polishing de- The objects of the invention are to im rove and simplify the constructions of suc .devices; furthermore, to increase their eflivices.

ciency in operation and to decrease the expe'nse attending their-manufacture. With the foregoing and other minor objects in view,.wh1ch will appear as the. de-

scription' proceeds, the invention resides in the particular combination and arrangement of p'arts and in the precise details of construction hereinafter described and claimed as. a practical embodiment thereof.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part *of this speclfication, Figure 1 is a central longitudinal. section of a shoe-polishing device constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of a spacin -washer. Fig. 3 is a side elevation ofdyhe tu e in which the brush is slidably mounted.

Like reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in the different views.

Thelreference-numeral 1 indicates a swab which is composed of any suitable materialsuch, for example, as a sponge. is mounted upon a stem 2 and is retained securely'thereon by means of a bearing member or plate 3, which, as will be more'fully hereinafter set forth, is adapted toihe pressed against the shoe or any other hard surface in order to feed liquid polishing material to the swab. Mounted upon the stem 2 is a spacing-v'vasher 4, which preferably is in the form shown in Fig. 2, so as to permit the assage of the polishing liquid therearoun Thespacing-washer 4 is adapted to move longitudinally in a sleeve element 5, which is formed with a conical portion 6 and a contracted tubular extension 7, which surrounds one end of the swab 1. The conical portion 6 of the sleeve element 5 serves to limit the longitudinalmovement of the spacing-washer 4 and to receive the flared open end of a removable cap 8, which is fitted over the swab 1 when the device is. not in operation, so as to prevent the liqqidpolishing materialon said swab from ardenmg or The swab 1 v soiling anything with which may come in contact. One end. of the sleeve element 5,

which preferably is formed of thin metal, is bent, as shown at 9, in order to form internal and external screw-threads. Engaged with the internal screw-threads of the sleeve elements 5 is a cup-shaped partition 10, which is formed centrally with a conical valve-seat 11, adapted to receive a conical valve 12, attached to the stem 2 of the swab 1 in any suitable manner, as by means of screwthreads. Surrounding the conical valve-seat 11 of the on -shaped partition 1Q is a coil spring 13, w ichbears against the-spacing- Washer 4 and servesnormally to maintain the valve 12 closed position.

Engaged with-the external screw-threads of the sleeve element 5 is a tubular receptacle 1 1, which is adapted to contain any suitable liquid polish. Removably fitted over the closed end of the rece tacle 14 is a tubular member 15, in which is slidably mounted a brush-block 16, having suitable bristles 17 mounted therein. The sliding adjustment of the brush-block 16 is secured, preferably, by forming in the side of the tubular member 15 a longitudinal slot 18, through which pro- 'ects a screw or pin 19, mounted in the rush-block 16.

Constructed as heretofore described the improved polisher is used, preferably,in the following manner: The brush-block 16 is moved longitudinally in the tubular mem' ber 1'5'until the bristles thereof are in projected position, and the brush is used for cleaning the dust or dirt from shoes preparatorily to applying the polish thereto. The cap 8 is then removed and the bearing member 3, which retains the swab 1 in position upon the stem 2 is forced against the shoe or against any other suitable object in order to open the valve 12 and permit a quantity of the liquid polish to pass through the valveseat 11, around the spacing-washer 4, and through the contracted tubular extension 7 to saturate the swab 1. en the swab 1 is sufliciently saturated, the valve 12 is permitted to close, thus preventing waste of the liquid polish, and the swab 1 is rubbed against the shoe in the usual manner.

The improved shoe-polishing device of this invention is extremely strong, simple, durable, and inexpensive in construction, as well as thoroughly efficient in o' eration.

Changes in the precise embo ent of invention illustrated and. described may be made with in the see e of the following claims element having a valve-seat,

Having thus described the invention, W at is claimed'as new is 7 1. A shoe-pollshing dev1ce having a swab,

a stem for said swab, a bearing member on" said stem, a sleeve element having a tubular extension surrounding the swab, a spacingwasher mounted on'said stem and located 1n said sleeve element, a partition in said sleeve a valve cooperating with said seat and connected with said v stem, a coil-spring-surrounding said valvev 15 seat and bearing against said spacing-Washer,

and a liquid-receptacle connected with said sleeve element.

2. A shoe-polishing device having a swab,-

- swab thereon, a sleeve element having a con- -ical portion and a tubular contracted exten- -'sion surrounding one end of said swab, a

spacing-washer ofsuch form as to permit the passage of liquid thereby, said spacingsleeve element and attached to said stem, a cup-shaped partitionconnected with said sleeve element and having a conical valve-seat, a coil-spring surroundlngsaid conical valve-seat and bearing against said spacing-washer, and a conical valve cooperating with said valve-seat and being connected with said stem.

3. A shoe-polishing device having a sleeve element formed of thin metal and bent at one end to form interior and exterior screw threads, a liquid-receptacle engaged with the exterior screw-threads of said sleeve member, a partition engaged with theinterior screw threads of said sleeve element and having a valveseat, a valve cooperating with said seat, a stem connected with said valve, a swab connected with said stem, and means for normally maintaining said valve in closed position.

- In testlmon-y whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

o. L. MAnsH, GEORGE WARNER. 

